Professor who survived Holocaust will be buried in Israel
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Wednesday April 18, 2007 19:11
by Obit
Rumanian born victim of Virginia shootings
Professor Librescu was a 75 year old professor in Virginia Tech.
He lectured for twenty years in solid fuel mechanics.
He chaired the International organising Committee of the 6th international
congress on thermal stresses in 2005.
He will be buried in Ru'anna ,Israel on Wednesday
There was a high victim profile of teachers and professors in the Virgina Masaccre
with most of them in computer or tech fields.
Professor Librescu had used his body to protect his students.
Interestingly one Irish woman survivor had received an e mail to remain in her room
at the time of the shootings.
Obits are in most of the coverage all over the media.